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How to pass a long by value?
I'm trying to understand how to (or if it is possible to) pass a long to a C function by value. Here's my simple test C function:
#include <stdio.h>
long addone (long x) {
printf("c ...
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GnuCobol file not found
I am looking for a solution for the following problem.
I run a very simple cobol program to read a file.
I use the following code :
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. GADGETS.
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GNUCobol 3.2.0 Copybooks
I am working with GNUCobol cobc version 3.2.0
It seems that COPYBOOKS do not work during the compile step? The source code is going through the esqlOC precompiler first. I have these to lines
COPY ...
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in gnucobol, sub programs of one parent can't invoke each other
I'm currently trying to achieve a pattern to write modest these days' programs in cobol.
By these days' programs I mean a source file with a few variables and procedures visible to each other.
The ...
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gnucobol failing to open/create an indexed file
Following a course in COBOL, I'm trying to create an indexed file.
Many times the file reading chapter precedes the writing one, so I had no file to read, and an indexed file is not just a file.
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Invalid memory address error in my COBOL application
I wrote this COBOL application to perform a prime factorization, it is not yet completed.
When I run the code, I get this error/output:
Programm zur Darstellung der Primfaktorzerlegung mit einer ...
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Segmentation fault error in my COBOL application
I wrote this COBOL application to perform a prime factorization, it is not yet completed.
When I run the code, I get this error:
unknown (signal)
cobc: aborting compile of jdoodle.cobc at line 68 (...
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Multiple PROGRAM-ID's without matching END PROGRAM
I am trying to implement a simple calculator in COBOL and struggling with a particular issue.
My compiler, GNU Cobol 3.2.0 is always giving me this issue and I do not know how to fix ist.
The error is:...
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How to setup GixSQL connections
I am working on a prototype for a COBOL application in a container. Now I wanted to connect it to a database and I found ODBC. But it did not work our because I got the following error during docker ...
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Resolving MinGW Error with GnuCOBOL on Windows
I am not certain whether this is a MinGW issue, or if there's some problem with the way that GnuCOBOL's cobc is calling the C compiler. I've looked through the manual, but I'm not seeing anything ...
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Decimals are not stored in a numeric variable
I’m just starting with COBOL, and I’m testing storing and displaying values on the screen. When the user enters the value 10.5 in the terminal, the program stores it as 10.0. I’m using the GnuCOBOL ...
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Foreground color doesn't work in Gnucobol for Windows
I am using GnuCobol for Win 10. I need to display a console screen with black background and green foreground but doesn't work, It doesn't using the foreground color, neither the background color does....
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Unwanted underscore using filler displaying from screen section
I am using GnuCobol for Win 10. When I use filler with spaces in a normal display the screen shows the spaces, but when I use filler in screen section I get unwanted underscores (_____). Is ther any ...
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How to connect to a MYSQL Database in cobol using Gnucobol (Via Dockerfile)
I am working on a prototype for a COBOL application in a container. Now I wanted to connect it to a database and I found ODBC. But it did not work our because I got the following error during docker ...
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Keep trailing spaces when writing to file organization line sequential
I'm using GnuCOBOL and writing to a file, organization is line sequential, and I need to keep trailing spaces. Line sequential appends the [CR][LF] characters, but does so after removing trailing ...
